Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)

ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 5.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.28 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.33 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) recorded 5.28 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 5.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 1970.

ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.33 million
1971 1.37 million +2.6%
1972 1.40 million +2.6%
1973 1.44 million +2.6%
1974 1.48 million +2.7%
1975 1.52 million +2.9%
1976 1.56 million +2.4%
1977 1.60 million +2.5%
1978 1.63 million +2.0%
1979 1.67 million +2.3%
1980 1.70 million +1.8%
1981 1.73 million +1.8%
1982 1.78 million +3.2%
1983 1.84 million +3.4%
1984 1.90 million +3.0%
1985 1.95 million +2.8%
1986 2.01 million +3.0%
1987 2.07 million +3.0%
1988 2.14 million +3.2%
1989 2.20 million +2.9%
1990 2.25 million +2.4%
1991 2.31 million +2.4%
1992 2.38 million +3.4%
1993 2.49 million +4.3%
1994 2.56 million +2.8%
1995 2.64 million +3.3%
1996 2.71 million +2.6%
1997 2.78 million +2.7%
1998 2.86 million +2.7%
1999 2.95 million +3.1%
2000 3.03 million +3.0%
2001 3.12 million +2.8%
2002 3.19 million +2.2%
2003 3.30 million +3.4%
2004 3.40 million +3.1%
2005 3.49 million +2.7%
2006 3.60 million +3.1%
2007 3.71 million +3.1%
2008 3.82 million +2.8%
2009 3.93 million +3.0%
2010 4.06 million +3.2%
2011 4.17 million +2.8%
2012 4.30 million +3.1%
2013 4.46 million +3.7%
2014 4.55 million +2.0%
2015 4.65 million +2.2%
2016 4.74 million +2.0%
2017 4.83 million +1.9%
2018 4.92 million +2.0%
2019 5.00 million +1.5%
2020 5.04 million +1.0%
2021 5.09 million +1.0%
2022 5.17 million +1.4%
2023 5.25 million +1.7%
2024 5.28 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.50 million 1.33 million 1.67 million 10
1980s 1.93 million 1.70 million 2.20 million 10
1990s 2.59 million 2.25 million 2.95 million 10
2000s 3.46 million 3.03 million 3.93 million 10
2010s 4.57 million 4.06 million 5.00 million 10
2020s 5.17 million 5.04 million 5.28 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)

  1. 117 Panama 39,325 compare
  2. 118 Namibia 38,663 compare
  3. 119 Mongolia 38,526 compare
  4. 120 Gambia 37,076 compare
  5. 121 Ireland 33,100 compare
  6. 122 New Zealand 32,950 compare
  7. 123 Serbia 32,902 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 5.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
The highest recorded value was 5.28 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release